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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2023064948 · 6/5/2023 · San Isabel Electric Association Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
San Isabel Electric Association Inc
Location
1187 South Sabinas Drive, PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO, 81007
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a neighborhood electrical outage that occurred from a car crashing into an electrical transformer. As the employee went to de-energize the lines, something in the transformer made contact with the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized for electrical burns from the electric shock.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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